Voting-machine.



PATBNTED 0019, 190e.

No. 832,932A

F. S. THORNLILY.A `VOTING MACHINE.

APPLIoATIon FILED uns. 1905.

No. 832,932. PATENTED OCT. 9, 1906.

` T. S. THORNLBY.

VOTING MAGHINE..

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vPATENTED 00T. 9, 1906.

F. S. THORNLEY.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED nu 5.1905.

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I'. S. THORNLEY.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 5,1905.

No. 832,932. PATBNTBD OCT. 9, 1906.

- I.- S. THORNLBY.

VOTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 5.1005.

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EREDERI'cs. THoRNLEY, oE HEERE, SOUTH DAKOTA, AssIeNoR oF ONE-HALETo w.s. LITTLE, oEl PIERRE, soUTH DAKOTA.

VOTING-MACHINE.

No. 832,932.v

Spe-cication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 9, 1906.

Application filed Hay, 1905. Serial No. 259,476.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIC S. THORN- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America,land a resident of Pierre, Hughes county, SouthDakota, have invented a new and useful Voting-Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification.

, he object of this invention is to provide improved means forindicating and recording the will andchoice of an elector.

A further object of this invention is to pro-v vide means to enable anelector to select individuals from groups of candidates and indicate andrecord his'choice among various candidates o n `various tickets.

A further object of this/invention is to provide means whereby astraight ticket may be voted, means for locking the machine against the.voting of any other strai means for scratching the' stralght ticketofiices in E or cancel.- mg1 the straight ticket voted and voting any oter -straight ticket, means for the subsequent straight ticket andcorresponding oiiices on any other tic et, means for cancelin the'entire vote, means for cancelin and ren ering unvotable any office forwhic an' elector vis not entitled -to vote, means for cancelin anyoffice and supp ying a ballot for such of-V iice, means for rece1vin sucmachine, means-for locing the mechanical votin devices on the selectlonof a ballot by the e ector, and means independent of all other votingmeans for voting Yes or No on a uestion.

Further o jects of this invention will appear throughout the specificdescriptionv of the means employed and the method oi' operation thereof,hereinafter' more fully set" forth.

My invention consistsvin the construction, arrangement, and combinationof elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims,.andillustrated by the accompanyin 1 drawings, in which` igure 1 is a frontelevation of the machine, partly in section. Fig. 2' is a rear elevationof the machine, the rear closing-plate or door being removed. Fig. 3 isa horizontal section of the machine line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is anelevation of Vcontrolled and the In the main'views of the drawin s thema-` chine is vchanical ht ticket,

scratching votm for i a mechanical votev for the respective candidates.'journaled by means of shafts or arbors 21,-

on the indicated didate offices.` Fig. 5 is an elevation of lockingdevices for group or plural candidate offices. F gls. 6, 7, 8, and 9 aredetail views of parts of t e mechanism employed. Fig. 10

the booth and lever cone entrance of electors to face,of the machine arevote is registered.

1s a plan illustratin nections whereby t and exit from the shown inposition and wit its parts arranged for the entrance of an elector to aAvotin booth or inclosure and prior to any act ovoting by said elector,except that in 1, for convenience, the uppermost meticket is shown inHvoted position.

ln a general way the machine is construct'- ed ofv a-casing adaptedtohcontain and support various operating devices, and said casingcomprises a bottom plate 10, end plates 11 12, a back plate 13,-a topplate 14, and vertical partition-plates 15 16, parallel with the backplate; y

A'plurality of lstraight-ticket keys 17 are provided, one key for eachmechanicallyvoted'ticket on the machine,`and said keys `are arranged ina vertical row near the end 'plate 11 of the easing and are journaled bymeans of shafts or arbors 18, mounted for oscillation in thepartition-plate 16. The keys 17 normally lie parallel with each other in'approximately horizontal planes, and in the operation ofindicating av'ote, as hereinafter set forth, said keys .are moved. (one at a time)into vertical planes a ainst the resilience of s rings 17"L on the p ate16, imping- 1n said eys. Arms 19'are mounted rigidy on and extendobliquely downward from the shafts or arbors 18 and move through arcs inthe oscillation of said shafts.

AV plurality of candidate-keys 20 'are provided, one key for eachcandidate to be voted for on the machine, and said keys are arlockingdevices for individual or single canranged in horizontal rows throughouteach of the tickets in the planes of the straight-ticket keys 17 andalso are arranged in vertical rows in respect of the oiices to be filledby The keys 20 are .mounted for oscillation in the partition-plate 16,and said keys extend approxlmat-ly'horistraight-ticket kevs 17 zontallytoward the are mounted rigidly on normally. Arms 22 springs and `extendobliqlely downward from the" shafts or arbors 21 and move through arcsin I the oscillation of saidshafts.

Referring to. Fig. an win-be observed that' a shoulder 23^`is formed onorii'xed to'each of the arbors 21, and a spring 24 is mounted beL tweenand impinges said shoulderand the partitionplate16.. Itis thefunction'of'the bors in whatever position they may be placed l manually.-Straight-ticket bars 25,one for each mechanically-'voted ticket, arelmounted parallel with each other in horizontal planes .partition-plate.

andare arran ed for' reciprocation in slide'' bearings 26,-v edto theron't face of" the 16. Each of the bars V25 is arranged limmediatelybelowl a" ticket row of keys.y The straight-ticket keys 17 areyheldagainst movement above theirnormallpositions by'springs mounted on thepartition'l plate 16 and engaging; the arms 19'at times.

Y Studs 27 are-mounted m and project horizonfaces'of adjacent. arms 22and osci -tally Jforward from rthe bars'25jand areadapted to`be engagedby the arms 19 at times toi move, said bars toward .the end plate 12.

'Studs 28 and 29 are formed on or fixed to the lbars 25 andprojecthorizontally forward andare adapted to engage 'the arms 22 and oscillatethe 4arbors 21 and keys 20 in one direction. The studs 28 serve theadditional .purl pose of preventing the movement of thearms 19 beyondthestuds 27. The studs 29 serve oppositel ating the arbors 21' andkeysv 20in the opposite direc-` the additional purpose of engaging l 4tion attimes,` and to this end an extra stud 29 is provided 'at the extremeright of each Avproject horizontally' forward from uthe parti-l l .werefight bg' ticket row. Stops 30 are mounted 1n and tion-plate 16 adjacent.each key20 and are adapted to engage and stop the rearward movement ofthe arms 22, and thereby determine the degree of oscillation of thea'rbors 21. and keysiinonevdirection. Links 31 vare pivotally support-edon the partitionplate 1.6 and extend throughslots 32`in said p vp plate.The forwardendportions ofthe links rings' fixed .in turnto the plate llyTheA inkslifitend across'encl portions, of thebars 2`5ands'erve;

tol moye said barsto the. left linte their or malposi'tioiis after vthebars; 'Y e been manulj'fgf applied' the keys, ,17s, As aft341isrnoiinted "for n tion "inl" af ifert'ical plane adjace38'cdrilnfects the shaft 34 to the top plate 1.4

and serves'to'return said shaft and the bars 25y to normal positionafter they have been 24 to hold vthe keys-2t) and-their 'ar-A 'Ioscillated. --A crank-.arm 39cm one end .por-

tion ofthe shaft 34 is connectedbyarod to ai turnstile 41m and forming'part of`a f booth-frame 42 said turnstile controlling" ac-Q 4 cess tothe v'voti'ngvfront' ofthe machine, Fig.

10. A Tickets 43, bearing the names of thev candidates and the oicesforlwhich 'they stand,.are mounted onthefront faceotthe/ partitionlate1'5, land. said tickets areipro- .vided 'wit indices, such as Romannumerals corresponding'with indices on the -ke s"20,., Each oftheticketls 43 is alsomscribe lwith the word Vote'df' immediately abovethe 'namefofeachcandidate and in such position i that said word-4 iscovered yand concealed -by the key-20,'pr'ovid ed "for Vsaid can" said1key'is vxn lnormal ,p osition.'` l

. A lockingl device'i's #provided so .idawwhen foreach rowv of singlecandidates and is constructedmyfelA lows:l 'A plurality?o'fylzila'tes 44are mountedv for vertlcal -rociprocation i11-"bearings' i-on:the

rear face ofthe. artition tanden age-each.

other endto'en iNotches jfare' orincd the lower ends of thepl'ates144'to1leceive blades 46 on the atbors 231, unil-downward.'movement.l ofsaid: lates is prevented 'byenf .'gagement with'sai"bladeaj Upwartlllo've-z ment of one, another',"or allofi-the'pla'.tes44. A

lfis permitted'to the extentof'one-half of the width of veithero'thelbla'des and no more,

further movement beingH prevented bylen- ,other of the' plates with-vablade. -The'blades .46 .project laterally equal distances `from the'centers of vthe arbors-Zlgvand wingxls` 47 are formed on and extendlaterally, mgthe outer end portions of said blades beyond-'therear'facesoftheplates 44. When-either ofv the keys 201'of asingle-candidaterow is moved 'into voting position', either 'by'yotin'ga straight ticket or vby voting a single key after scratching, the blade46011A the moved key-arbor vturns into the -psiti on shown by .dottedlines V`in Fig. 4,with its' width interlthe blade lifts the plate orplates 44 above -it new position saidsblade prevents elevation of aplate 44. below it and prevents,4 depression of the'plates'above it. `Bypreventing depressionof the plates aboveit' theturned 'blade alsoprevents turning of'anotherblade above it, and by' locking the` late orplates below prevents turnin of a b adein a lower osed between4plates'44. Suchl turning-of /to the limit of upward movement, and infits plane in the same can idate-row. Thus the voted positionetfectually looks "it 4euremaining keys in the same .candidate row.

'A lookin device' is provided for each group ofp uralcandidates (where.two orv more candldaterows 'are grouped together in -order that anelector may vote for more fth'an one candidate) andis'constructed'asfollows:

A springjf48 is anchored atone end, in this in- `turning of eithers`*ingle-(saudidate ke into l vided for each ticket.

.stanceon a yoke 49, 'inca able of further downward movement, an thenfollows a' There is sufiicient slack between the ends of the spring 48to permit 'ust the desired number of ke s to be turne thus turning aplurality of lades 46a (dotted lines, Fig. 5) and 4fiexing the springslightly rrom its true course. The spring is confined against lateralmovement at points between the blades' 46 b bearings 52, fixed to theplate 16, and t e flexing of Asaid spring between said aringsappliessuch tensile strain'to the spring as to prevent turning of either of theother blades. Wings 47 are formed onand extend laterally from and at rithe blades 46l atthe rear of t e spring 48. Register bearers or bars'53are mounted for reciprocation in bear' 54,iixed to the rear face of theplate 16. .uilglsie register bearers or 'bars 53 are parallel with andspaced apart from the plate 16, and one of such bars is proflhe registerbearers or bars 53 are pivotally connected lto the short arms of thepawls 35 by means of a rod 55, and since said pawls are rigid on theshaft -34, movable in one direction by the spring 38, yielding pressuredevices are thus provided ht angles to v to return the register-bearersat times. Vote- `ticket bars. 25

re ters 56 (illustrated in conventional form in ig. v2) are mounted onthe register bearers or bars 53, and one of such registers'is providedfor each of the candidates,

',All of the mechanism necessary for voting straight tickets and makinga choice from various mechanically-indicated tickets and reventing-fraudrelative thereto has now i en described, and the o erationof votingtherewith is asv follows: 'Fha elector enters the booth as indicated bythe arrow a in Fig. 10 and approaches the front of the machine. Inadvancing to the machine the elector moves the turnstile 41 in thedirection of the arrow. b in Fig. 10. The movement of the turnstile 41is communicated to and moves the crank-arm 39 forward, which results ina movement of oscillation of the shaft 34 in4 one direction and causesthe long arms of the pawls 35 to engage and' move the straighteyond thenormal positions v for voting,(shown in- Fig. 1,) thus resetting thekeys 2() in lnormal positions for votin ,if

they have' reviously been voted. The e ec tor then in icates his generalchoice of candi' dates by moving the `s'traight-ticket key 17 of thearty with ,which he affiliatesdownward tiirough an arc, and by so doinghe moves the bar 25 of slicli party-ticket to the a lug. In thisinstance the eating right through en agement of an arm 19 with a stud27. n the movement of the ticket-bar 25 to the right ythe lugs 28 29 onsaid bar engage arms 22 on arbors 21 and move all the keys 20 in oneticket row into 'voted position, as shown in the first ticketrow 'inF 1. Then the elector releases the key 17, w ich moves back underpressure of a spring 17 8, and the bar 25 is moved to the left intonormal osition for voting by the link-31 engaging t erewith and drawn bythe spring 33, said springv being previously expanded by movement `o1"the ticket-bar to the right in contact with the link. The elector maynow leave the booth and in so doing Operate the vote-registers andcounts the straight ticket he has indicated by moving the turnstile in areverse direction, such re- Verse movement of the turnstile moving therod 4() and crank-arm 39 rearward and 'reversely oscillating the shaft34. The reverse movement of the shaft-34 causes the long arms of thepawls 35 to engage and move the ticket-bars 25 to the extreme left andcauses the short arms of the pawls to move the register bearers or bars53 to the right, whereby the vote-registersv 56 are. moved across theplanes of and caused to engage with and be f rotated by the wings 47 47aon the blades 46 46a. The reverse movement of the ticketbars 25`causesthe lu s 29 thereon to engage arms 22and reverse y oscillate the keysl20 into normal position immediately following the engagement of thewings 47 47 a with and operation of the vote-registers 56. The reversemovement of the ,turnstile 41 into the position shown inl Fig. 1() locksthe machine until a further initial movement of the turnstile underordinary conditions. After indihis choice of a straight ticket andbefore caving the booth and registering or countingV the indicated votethe elector may cancel his entire ticket by reversely moving the'keys20, one at a time, 'to their initial positions, thereby removing thewings from the range of possible contact with the vote-regis- -ters56 onthe further operation of leaving the vote and leave the booth assuredthat no lother person has knowledge of his selection or choice. Y' y Weturn now to the consid eration of means employed for independent voting.Above the straight tickets there is a row of independent-ticket keys,one key 57 for each upright or candidate row of single-candidate officesand a key 57 for each* upright vor candi- IlO .f' daterow ofplural-candidat ences.. Abeito receive the bevele'djlipe'r margin ofen'-arm 60 on .the'up eren fof the uppermost locking-plate 44W en said plateis 'raised b- 1o the blade ofja key voted below-it. The notc 59- andarm.60 are correspondingly beveledto.

facilitate entrance of the' armto the notch and tovinsure theproper'position of Ithe'ke' 57 at times. A yoke 61 isprovided for' eac'x 5 key 57, and a similar yoke 61 is-providedfor each key 57 The yokes616`1are fixed to and extend horizontally rearward .rom'thepartition-plate 16 and embrace'andextendaround the rear ends of thekeys'57 57% 2o tractile coil-springs 62 62 connect the keys 57 57 to theclosed end portions ofthe yoke's 461 61. Hooks 6363a are formed on andex- "tend .upward from'the rear end ip'ortions "of the'ke s 57 57*l aridare adapte .the bottoms ofA the; boxes 5'8` 8, and slotslli 3. 65 are4provided in the lowerA portions ofthe front wallof said boxes, throughwhich the lowermost ballot maybe removed by oneor.

. the other ofthe hooks. Springs 'are fixed tofthe boxes 58 58 andengage and depress 3' 5 the stacks of ballots 64'therein.v The'keys 57are -formed With ratchets' 67 on ,their u per margins, andspring-'detents .68, carrie the'yokes 61, engage. said `ratchets andre-l vent premature'return-of thekeysfa'ftert ley 4othavebeenfdrawnforward A' Rock-shafts 69,. mounted for oscillation'inbearings-ixed to.

Athe plateA '16, arepprovided lwith vslots 'to' receive thespringdetente 68, and it is the func'- tion of' s'aidI lrockshait tovlift said'detents atv 45 times and release the vratchets 67 in order'that-the'keys 57 may be moved -rearivardlby thesprings 62. Arock-shaft-70 is mounted for oscillation in bearings fixed.' to thelatev 16, and'cran'k-arms 71 on `said rock-'sha are 5o connected.tocrank-arms 7 2 on shaft`s\'69 by spring-detents 68, carried by theyokes 61, -o engagesaid -ratchets and prevent prenriatu're. return ofthe keys after they have been drawn forward. Rock-shaftsQ are providedandY 4are formed Withslotsto receivethe' springdetents68y `Therock-i-shaft's 69A are con- 65 nected to the rockshaft 70 inlike manneras for travel .2 5 throng slots in the bottoms of the ballotl ysupplyboxes .58 58, a shoulderon theupper margin of each hook extending thebox.. Ballots 64 are supplie to and rest onthe shafts 69 and havethefunction tode.- press the-spring-.detents at times andrelease' theratchets 67*l in order dat the keys 57 may bev moved rearward by thesprings 62.

.The keys 57* are with notches 59'* in ltheir -u per. rnargins, 4Which[not-ches are -ada t Itoreceive yokesw49at times to lock sai...keysagainst forward movement The,v

ence4 ofother` eys';l 'When such locking functions are suspended(uninfiuenced lother keys)l either of the independent keys,`

ma' be drawn forward'by :in-elector, and' suc forward movement -of anindependent keyv causes the hook thereon to deliver a bal.-A

lot64 to the' elector, and said key islocked in its foremost positionIby its ratchet and detent. The. elector may then mark the`.ba1lo'tgiven and de o sit.it injfa ballot-boxl 78= ,i thi'o'ugh'a slot 79 to becounted later'by the" s.

officers of electio).or-fhe may destro or dependent allot and 4votefamechanical choice'in lieu thereof. v It is desiffnedthat an lector shallcancel fa mechanicallyindicated 'selection of candidate bforelieexercises ase-4 `lection by .independent ballot,and"he may make as manycancellations and subst-iturf ,tions of ballots'y as thereareacandida'testo b e voted for by him. 'The'operation of leaving theboothfand registeringjor. countin Athe me.

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.chanieally-'indicatedvote above escribed repositionsV all vtheindependent keys that crankfarm 74, wherebygtheratchets on said l vinde'ndentf'keys are released and the ke s are will befebserved't. 1t-'yens49.91.1111@ .maar

pendent keys; 5.7 arei'grouped on the spring Idro l 48. and asmany'yokesare'provided .o n agiven y'lo'cking,-sp'ring. as' there arefsuch impails, onefpair foreach 'uestionf to be I submittedlQithe'fielectors. he-keysiSO 8 1'- are of a constructionidentieal.with'thekeys .tween them, one plate for 'eachpair 'of keys.` A' bar 25'L vismounted fory rectilinear recipro-v cation beneath 'the row. of keys 80-81 and is provided with 'studs 2'9,,adapted to return the keys to,normal position Awhen..a-vote is recorded. The bar 25?. is acted uponby a 'pawl 35 on the shaft 34, butdoes nothave a returning link, sinceit is not moved to 'vote al question and is moved onl to the left from"normallXosition'to' reset t e used question.- 5'

- register bearer orv bar 53 vided for the row of question-keys and isequipped with vote-registers 56'?. he register bearer or, bar 53isattached to the shaft 34 and is. operated thereby in the manner.described above in connection with the bars 53 to register or count thevote on questions.` The use of either key 8O 81 to indicate a vote plate16. Each ofthe'levers 82 83 is formed with a long arm extending acrossthe path of.

travel of removable and replaceable` studs 84 in a locking-bar 85,mounted for rectilinear -reciprocation on the plate 16., Each of thelevers 82 is formed with a short arm adapted to engage the lower end ofthe lowermost late 44 of a vertical row ofsuch plates-and ft them intosuch position that( neither of the candidate-keys or independent keys ofsuch row may be moved to votedl position. Each'of the levers 83 isformed with a short arm engaging and controlling ablock- 86,

whereby strain may be'applied to exhaust the slack of a locking-spring48 and prevent the ii'iovement of any group key. controlled by saidspring into voted position. A plurality of levers 87 of the second classare ful- 'crumed at their lower ends on the plate 16 and extend upwardacross the horizontal lane of the row of question-keys 81 and ave theiru per end portions crossing the path of trave of studs 88, removably,and replaceably-mounted in the lockingbar 85. i A

rock-shaft 89 is mounted for oscillation parallel with the vshaft 34 inbearings fixed to the plate 16 and is connected by a crank-arm 90thereon to one end ofthe locking-bart A retractile coilispring 91connects one end of thelocking-bar to the plate 16. A crankarm 92 on oneend of the rock-shaft 89 is con- -nected by arod l93 to a turnstile 94in and forming part of* a booth-frame 42. The machine 1s adjusted beforevoting is commenced for the u se of all classes of electors by removingthe studs 84 or 88 in res ect of those offices for which all classes ofe ectors may exercise the franchise. Then;- those electors Whoaredisqualified as .to some of the-ofiices or questions are admittedthrough the turn'stile 94 and are permitted to depart t'urnstile 94 anelector actuates the'lockingbar toward the iight of the locking-barcauses the remaining studs 84 and 88 to engage levers 82, 83, and 87 andput said levers yin suchpositions as will lock a' stud'on saidv bar,which with the first-menthe same way. On entering by wayof thethroughtherod 93, arm" 92, shaft 89, and arm'90, and such movementv the plates 44,springs' 48, andplates 14,4*` against such candidates and questions ascome within the disqualification-- The elecr' tor thenapproachesthe'voting-face of the machine throughr the turnstile 41, makes hisselection with the keys remaining unlocked,v departs through theturnstiles, and in so doing registers or counts his 'selection andresets the machine for the f next elector. On returnof the turnstile 94to normal position the spring 91returns the locking-bar 85 to normalposition and releases the levers 82, 83, and 87 from the influence ofthe studs I4 claim as my invention- 1'. In a vot' -machine, a partyrowof keys, each key ormed with an arm, abar mounted for reciprocation,studs on saidbar adapted to engage said arms simultaneously, means forregistering a vote, register-actuating'devices'adapted tobe operativelypositioned by said keys, and means for retuning said keys to normalposition, which means comprises springs for returning said bar andtioned studs, engage the arms of the keys in a reversing direction.

2. In a -voting-machine, a party row of keys,.each key formed with anarm, a barmounted for manual reciprocation in one direction and sring-actuated in the opposite direction, stu s' on said bar adapted toen-lv gage said arms simultaneously'and move said party rows of keys inone direction, re-

setting. devices on said bar adapted to move said party row of keys tounvoted or normal positions, vote-registerin devices, registeractuatingWings normal y ino rative and mounted on said keysand a apted to bemoved thereby through arcs to operative positions, mechanism adapted tomove said vote-registering devices simultaneously to registeringpositions in contact with said register-actuating devices, and means for'moving said mec anisin-to initial position.

3. In a voting-machine, a party row of keys, a bar mounted for manualreciprocation in one direction and springLactuated in the oppositedirection, connections between said bar and keys to move said keyssimultaneously, register-actuating wings mountedA on and adapted to bemoved through arcs into operative positions by said keys, a reister-bearer mounted for reciprocation para lel with s'aid bar,registers on said register-bearer x 2o and adapted for contact with andprogres sion by said register-actuating devices in the movement of saidregister-bearer in one direction, means adapted for manual actuation formoving said register-bearer in onedirec- 1 2 g tion, and yieldingpressure 'devices for mov-A ing said register-bearerixi the oppositedirection.

. 4. In a.votingmachine,a series or candidate-keys mounted foroscillation, a bar 13o IIO mountedfo'rreciprocation.y andcommon toandsdapted. for engagement'withall of keys, arms ony said ke s, lu s onsaid barada ed; to be. engaged ysai arms to move 5' sai larinonedirection, anotherlunsaid bar adapted ,toi cooperate. with thev tlugs g in reti'lrning'v 'said ke s, said candidatekeys formed: withwings apted tobe turnedvvith keys intogwrativepositions a registeru:`bearer 'mount' with said liar, registersmounted for revolution 'on saidbearer, one register for-each candidate-ke means forv movingfsaid'bearer, a vstraightdi'cket'key adapted to engage and movesaid bar inone. direction. andl a spring adapted to movel said the opposite di\arvotingmachinefa series of keys 'muntedifonoscil `z o keys',fspringsbetween -sald keys and plate 'and'tending to hold'said keys'stationary,a-

mounted for reciprocation and common toi and adapted for engagement withall. of

' said keys, arms on said keys, lugs on said bar 25 sai vkeysinonedirection, another lu on said bar 'adapted to'coperate with the inreturning'said keys, said; keys formed Wit wings adapted to beturnedfWith/sa'd keys 3o into operative ositions, a registerfbearermounted `for-reciprocation parallel withsaid bar, registers mounted forrevolution on said bearer, one re 'ster for each key, -means for,'moving'fsaid carer, a straight -ticket key 35 adapted to. engage andmove said Abar in one direction, and a spring ladapted to move saidl fbarlin the opposite direction, 6. 'In a voti achine, a-plate, a series iof keys mounte for oscillation in said plate,.

4b springs between and in 'ng said ,plate and keys andtending to ollsaid keys starl tionaly, abrirmounted for rectilinear reciprof cation onsaid plate, said bar common to and adapted for engagement with all ofsaid keys, v455 arms-'on'- saidkeys, 'lugson said ybar ada ted to beendbysaid arm to move' said eys jinjone tion, anothen lug on said baradapted .to cofrate 'with the rst lugs in l'eturning said je astraight-ticket key.. 5o adapted engage and mov'e said-.bar in onedirection and a spring adapted to move said 'bar in theop sitedirection.

' 7. I na votingniachine,a bar mountedfor reei'procation', a stud onsaid bar'. a shaft ...iaith-'lan adapted. toen -age said studi, astraighttijoket key''on shaft and adaptedlg-for 5 .manual actuation,4and a' vspring for returning' 5 5 'mounted for oscillation and' formedi 'said-key to position independent yo 6 said-bar.;

leesbare-'machines .bev mamadfor reciprocation, 'a' shaft'mountedforrotation', 'an on' said shaft, a. candida te-keyr saidfshamafriction-spring onsaid shaft @or reciprocation parallel lation, a platecarrying saidada. ted to be engaged by said arms to move adapted to engakeys conjuncti've y, said` studs vand 'another said .keys in rows,straight-ticket keys adaptseaman arm, and rotate. said shaftin voneydirection, l and another studzon said' bar adaptedjtae-np gage theopposite .side ojs'aid-'arm 1n a reverse l movement of' said bar andreturn said shaft.

9. Inavoting-machine, a bar mounted-for 1o reciproca-tion, plates`mounted forarecipro: cation transversely of said bar ashaft mount-4I edfor oscillation, a-candidate-key on said shaft, an arm.x on said shaft,a stud on saidl V vbar adaptedy to engage said'arm, and rotate 75saidshaft in one direction, and another stud 'Y' on. saidfbar. adaptedto 'engage thexopposite side of said arm'in a reverse movementof4 saidbar vand' return" saidshaft, ,and a blade on saidshaft adapted;toiengageone or 'am' 8 0 other of said plates.

10Q In a.voting .macl ne, a'bar mounted forl-reciprocatioma shaftmounted for os'cil-I lation, a washer Von said shaft,v a s ring' saidshaft, a candidate-.keyon said s aft,and

studs onsaidbar-adaptedto engage said arm.

.11. In a voting -.mach ine`, a bar mounted for" reci rocation-,lockingdevices, a shaft mounted for oscillation, an arm ons'aid'shaft, astud onvsaid'bar adapted to engage said gev arm, and rotate said', sha-ft inone direction, and another stud on said bar adapted to engage the'opposite side.. of said arm in a' ref verse movement of said bar'andreturn'said shaftfa blade on said shaft, 'adapted tofen'r 95 gageone oranother 4of, said lockmg devises, a register-bearer,votevregisters on said'. reg isterfbearer, a on blade, and for movingsid'register-bearertogbringa voterfgister into contact with a -v ico 12.11"'a'vot` `Tmachine, la series often-.- .d-id'ate-keys monntedin 'afrowand? each arranged for'manual'voscillation, arms'ionsaid v keys,'a barniountedfor.longitudinal mover-` ment adjacent said keys, studs'on saidibar' #b5 e sai varms and molvellssidstud on said'barac'ting asresetting'devices in a reverse'mov'ement of' the bar, Ia' straight#A 1ticket .key 'mountedfforlman'11 a`. l actuation and .having 'an arm, astud .on Said bar ada tf'. v'ed tobe. engaged. bythe o nthelstrai `tticket key, afspring-drawn-link'adapte -tof engage andreturnsaid barafter manual movement thereof, Wings von said candidater keys, andregistering devicesjadaptedf to'. en-

1 gage said Wings.

- y:13,v In a voting-machine, ticket ,royvsiofu keys, ticket-barsadaptedsto engageand more izo ed for manual 4actuation to move sald.tcketl bans, yielding-pressure devices jadapted toactonand return saidticket-bars, and studs 'oni said ticket-bars `alternately acting uponandacted upon-by' said. keys..

. Signed. b. meat Des Moines, Iowa.

4Witn, Y i l i Rl G.. Owro 'mais e.; n'wm. y

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